†Asterolepis verrucosa M'Coy 1848 (armour-plated fish)
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Placodermi - Antiarchiformes - Asterolepididae
Full reference: F. M'Coy. 1848. On some new Fossil Fish of the Carboniferous Period. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Second Series 2:1-10
Belongs to Asterolepis according to F. M'Coy 1848
Sister taxa: Asterolepis chadwicki, Asterolepis concatenata, Asterolepis dellei, Asterolepis estonica, Asterolepis maxima, Asterolepis orcadensis, Asterolepis ornata, Asterolepis radiata, Asterolepis saevesoederberghi, Asterolepis scabra, Asterolepis sinensis, Asterolepis thule
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Armagh (Carboniferous of the United Kingdom)
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